This has to be the most Zillow views we've had on a listing during the first day on the market. Between the two copies of the video tour (one is non-branded), there have been 159 views. The house has been shown four times in person. Housing is essential for some....
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Spence’s Zestimate
Hat tip to Mark for sending this in! Spencer Rascoff, the co-founder and former CEO of Zillow, has put his Brentwood Park estate on the market for $24 million, according to Redfin. The asking price is $7 million over the “Zestimate,” or Zillow’s appraisal of what the...
More 2020 Predictions
Here are the Zillow predictions for 2020 (higher sales and prices): With the housing market stabilizing from the drama of the early years of home price recovery and the subsequent slowdown during 2019’s home shopping season, we have a rare moment of calm to reflect on...
Example of Zillow Offers
Hat tip to RK for sending in this article - an excerpt: I asked a realtor there that I know to do a CMA on the property. When she was done, her number came out to $460,000. Zillow’s offer was $440,000. This is where things got interesting. Their pitch is that with...
Zillow Home Buyers Report 2019
Understanding the housing market requires in-depth knowledge about the participants. Each year, Zillow surveys more than 10,000 market participants — homeowners, buyers, sellers and renters — to learn more about them and gauge their attitudes and behavior. Here’s a...
Zestimate and List Price
Same thing with the Zillow zestimate - two days later and it's lined up beautifully with the list price: The disrupters are hoping that homebuyers get hooked on internet valuations - sellers and listing agents are too!
Zestimate Manipulation
We ended up with 12 offers on my listing in Rancho Penasquitos, with SIX of them over $900,000. Donna and I did some expert maneuvering to coach the buyer-agents higher on price, and we may have gotten an assist from Zillow too. This was their zestimate before the...
Zillow Offers in San Diego
It's conclusive - the Zillow Offers program is only good for sellers who want/need BOTH quick cash and...
Zillow, iBuying, and the Future
The path forward is becoming more clear. Zillow is rapidly expanding their ibuying enterprise, and because they are so well-known, they have a shot at a major disruption. In the video below, Mike describes how homeowners who used to rely on their zestimate for a home...
Inventory Watch
One of our favorite doomers says the tide is rolling out because inventory is up 37% in L.A. There are 11.5% more San Diego homes for sale, year-over-year. But in an area of 3.3 million people, having less than 10,000 homes for sale doesn't sound like panic time -...